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<\/p>\nYears ago, and this is showing my age, if you wanted to use an image editing program like Photoshop, you had to pay $400-$500 or more. Yes, even more. This was out of reach for a lot of people. And if you could afford it, there was still a learning curve you had to get through. <\/p>\n
Today, you can get on a monthly plan for less than $10\/month and get Adobe Photoshop, along with a few other Adobe apps. Not too bad. But what if you didn\u2019t want to pay anything? We all like FREE. Well, I\u2019ve compiled a list of free Photoshop alternatives, many even resembling Photoshop (not sure how they can do that). I even added a few paid apps, just for comparison.<\/p>\n
FREE<\/strong> GIMP<\/strong> Krita<\/strong> Paint 3D<\/strong> PAID<\/strong> PicMonkey Pixelmator Pro \/ Pixelmator Photo<\/strong> SumoPaint for FREE The bottom line, for online internet marketers, is that you just want to do a few simple tasks like cropping a photo, removing the background, adding text. These are a few quick and easy software platforms that do just that.<\/p>\n QUICK AND EASY Well, that\u2019s it for today. If you\u2019re interested in learning more about photo manipulation and editing and image sources, or just want to find the software tools I use, check out my blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n Rob Ingalls<\/p>\n
\nPixler-X \/ Pixlr-E<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/pixlr.com\/<\/a>
\nThis is my favorite, easy to use, and free online tool.
\nTwo versions:
\n– Pixlr-X is a very simple to use Photo Image tool
\n– Pixlr-E has a few more enhancements, but it\u2019s the one I prefer<\/p>\n
\nhttps:\/\/www.gimp.org\/<\/a>
\nOpen Source Image Editor and Design tool
\nGIMP has been around for years and it is a great tool<\/p>\n
\nhttps:\/\/krita.org\/en\/<\/a>
\nOpen source painting program
\nNot a photo editing tool, but it is great nonetheless as a paint program<\/p>\n
\nComes with Windows and it\u2019s FREE
\nBasic editing tools
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\nAdobe Photoshop Editor<\/strong>
\nCheck Microsoft store for this Windows app
\nAlso available on mobile phones
\nGreat tool for simple editing<\/p>\n
\nAffinity Photo<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/affinity.serif.com\/en-us\/photo\/<\/a>
\nMac and Windows $24.99; iPad $9.99
\nProfessional Photo Editing \u2013 top notch<\/p>\n
\nhttps:\/\/www.picmonkey.com\/<\/a>
\n$7.99 – $12.99\/month
\nPhoto editing and design<\/p>\n
\nMac and iOS (iPad) $39.99
\nhttps:\/\/www.pixelmator.com\/<\/a>
\nA bit difficult to learn
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\nTHE PACKAGE<\/strong>
\nI wanted to mention one other program that is more than just photo editing. Besides photo editing, you can create music, draw images, edit videos, and build 3D models.
\nSumoPro $4.00\/month (Also SumoPaint for free)
\nhttps:\/\/sumo.app\/<\/a><\/p>\n
\nhttps:\/\/www.sumopaint.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n
\nRemove Background: remove.bg<\/a>
\nCrop and Add Text: Paint 3D built-in Windows Adobe Photoshop Editor on Microsoft store for Windows<\/p>\n